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Thomas Metcalfe

(1862 - 1931)


Father: Henry Metcalfe (1835 - ?)
Mother: Mary Butson (abt.1839 - 1862)

Siblings:

Children:

With Jemima Alderson


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1862-02 Birth
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
  • GRO online:  T2
1871-04-02 Census
  • Abode: Smithy Holme, Stonesdale, Muker, Yorkshire
  • Age: 9
  • Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Census record RG10-4872-6-5:  F1  F2  T3
  • familysearch:  Link
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: Smithy Holme, Muker, Yorkshire
  • Age: 19
  • Birthplace: Marsden, Lancashire
  • Census record RG11-4877-5-4:  F3  F4  T4
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1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: Smithy Holme, Stonesdale, Muker, Yorkshire
  • Age: 29
  • Occupation: Farm servant
  • Birthplace: Lancashire
  • Census record RG12-4034-5-4:  F5  F6  T5
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1896-01-21 Marriage
Jemima Alderson (1866 - 1934)
  • Place: St Mary, Muker, Yorkshire
  • Age: 33
  • Abode: Smithy Holme, Muker, Yorkshire
  • Witness: Thomas Peacock
  • Witness: Mary Elizabeth Peacock
  • freebmd:  T6
  • Parish register:  F7  T7
1901-03-31 Census
  • Census record RG13-4607-6-3:  F8  F9  T8
  • familysearch:  Link
1911-04-02 Census
  • Census record RG14-PN29451-RD541-SD1-ED1-SN12:  F10  F11  F12  T9
  • familysearch:  Link
1931-03-02 Death
  • Abode: White Birch, Lunds, Hawes, Yorkshire
  • Age: 68
1931-06-24 Probate
  • Probate calendar:  F14  T12


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1862
METCALFE Thomas   Colne   Preston   BUTSON   COL/39/83
        
T2
METCALFE, THOMAS  BUTSON
GRO Reference: 1862  M Quarter in THE BURNLEY UNION  Volume 08E  Page 233
        
T3
1871 census RG10 piece 4872 folio 6 page 5

Civil Parish or Township of  Muker
City or Municipal Borough of  [blank]
Municipal Ward of  [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of  [blank]
Town of  [blank]
Village or Hamlet, &c, of  East & West Stonsdale
Local Board or Improvement Commissioners District of  [blank]
Ecclesiastical District of  [Grinton struck out] Muker

Schedule 16  Smithy Holme

Richard Metcalfe  Head       Widr  71    Farmer of 30 Acres  Yorkshire, Grinton
Jane Metcalfe     Daur       Unm     39  Farmers Daughter    Yorkshire, Grinton
Richard Metcalfe  Grand Son  Unm   21    Farm Servant        Yorkshire, Grinton
Richard Metcalfe  Grand Son        11    Scholar             Yorkshire, Grinton
Thomas Metcalfe   Grand Son        9     Scholar             Lancashire, Brierfield

Transcribed from NRYRG10_4872_4875-0015.jpg by dh

        
T4
1881 census RG11 piece 4877 folio 5 page 4

Civil Parish or Township of Muker
City or Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of [blank]
Town or Village or Hamlet of East and West Stonesdale
Urban Sanitary District of [blank]
Rural Sanitary District of Reeth
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Mary Muker

Schedule 18   Smithy Holme

Richard Metcalfe  Head      Wid  81     Farmer        Yorkshire Parish Muker
Jane Metcalfe     Daur      Unm     48  Housekeeper   Yorkshire Parish Muker
Richard Metcalfe  Grandson  Unm  30     Farmer        Yorkshire Parish Muker
Thomas Metcalfe   Grandson  Unm  19                   Lancashire Marsden

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T5
1891 census RG12 piece 4034 folio 5 page 4

Administrative County of  York
Civil Parish of  Muker
Municipal Borough of  [blank]
Municipal Ward of  [blank]
Urban Sanitary District of  [blank]
Town or Village or Hamlet of  East & West Stonesdale
Rural Sanitary District of  Reeth
Parliamentary Borough or Division of  Richmondshire
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of  St Marys

Schedule 12   Smithy Holme

Jane Metcalfe    Head    S    58  Farmer     X _ _  Yorks Muker
Thomas Metcalfe  Nephew  S  29    Farm Serv  _ X _  Lancashire Brierfield

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T6
Marriages Mar 1896
ALDERSON  Jemima    Reeth  9d 907
Metcalfe  Thomas    Reeth  9d 907
        
T7
Page 185  1896.  Marriage solemnized at the Parich Church in the Parich of St Mary Muker in the County of York.
No. 370  January 21st
Thomas Metcalfe  33 years  Bachelor  Farner  Smithy Holme     Henry Metcalfe  Coal Miner
Jemima Alderson  29 years  Spinster  -       Park Lodge Keld  James Alderson  Farmer

Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
after Bannes, by me, Jas Cooke, Vicar.

This Marriage   {  Thomas Metcalfe  }  in the    {  Thomas Peacock
was solemnized  {                   }  Presence  {
between us,     {  Jemima Alderson  }  of us,    {  Mary Elizabeth Peacock
        
T8
1901 census RG13 piece 4607 folio 6 page 3

Administrative County  Yorkshire
Civil Parish of  Muker (part of)
Ecclesiastical Parish of  St Mary
County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of  [blank]
Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of  [blank]
Rural District of  Reeth (part of)
Parliamentary Borough or Division of  Richmond (part of)
Town or Village or Hamlet of  Ravenseat

Schedule 13   Smithy Holme

Thomas Metcalfe          Head       M      38    Farmer               Own account  Yorkshire Muker
Jemima Metcalfe          Wife       M        34                                    Yorkshire Muker
James Alderson Metcalfe  Son        S      4                                       Yorkshire Muker
Mary Butson Metcalfe     Daur       S        2                                     Yorkshire Muker
James Alderson           F. in Law  Wid'r  80    Living on own means               Yorkshire Muker

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T9
1911 census RG14 PN29451 RD541 SD1 ED1 SN12

Registration District      541
Registration Sub-District  1  Muker
Enumeration District       1

Thomas Metcalfe
Smithy Holme, Kels, Richmond, Yorks

Schedule 12

Thomas Metcalfe          Head  49    Married 15 2 1 1  Farmer    Employer    Yorks, Muker
Jemima Metcalfe          Wife    44  Married 15 2 1 1                        Yorks, Muker
James Alderson Metcalfe  Son   14                      Asst on Farm          Yorks, Muker

[for Thomas, the years married and no of children are struck out]

Enumerator JR    2 Males  1 Females  3 Persons     6 rooms. Signed  Thomas Metcalfe
                                                                    Smithy Holme, Keld Richmond Yorks

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T10
In loving memory of Thomas Metcalfe of White Birch Lunds who died March 2nd 1931 aged 68 years
Also of Jemima his wife who died March 29th 1934 aged 67 years
And of Mary Butson their daughter who died November 30th 1906 aged 8 years
        
T11
Deaths Mar 1931
Metcalfe  Thomas  68  Aysgarth  9d 1056
        
T12
1931    page 338
METCALFE Thomas of White Birch Hawes Yorkshire died 2
  March 1931 Administration Carlisle 24 June to Jemima Met-
  calfe widow.  Effects £911 3s. 9d.
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image NRYRG10_4872_4875-0015.jpg
F2 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4872-6-5-RichardMetcalfe.text
F3 Image NRYRG11_4876_4882-0162.jpg
F4 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4877-5-4-Metcalfe.text
F5 Image NRYRG12_4032_4036-0322.jpg
F6 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-4034-5-4-Metcalfe.text
F7 Image gbprs_yorkshire_13-0743_gb-yor_parish-registers-n-pr-muk-1-13-1537-1900_00186.jpg
F8 Image YRKRG13_4606_4610-0143.jpg
F9 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-4607-6-3-Metcalfe.text
F10 Image rg14_29451_0023_03.jpg
F11 Image rg14_29451_0024_03.jpg
F12 Transcript Census-1911-RG14-PN29451-RD541-SD1-ED1-SN12.text
F13 Photo ThomasMetcalfe-Muker-dalesgenealogy.jpg
F14 Image 1931-Probate-ThomasMetcalfe.pdf


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